Space is limited. Priority is given to those who plan to attend the entire sesshin.

OCTOBER SESSHIN TEACHERS

Josh Jiun Bartok, Roshi is the abbot at the Greater Boston Zen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is a Soto Zen priest. He is a Dharma heir to James Myoun Ford, Roshi in two lineages: the ordained Soto transmission through Jiyu Kennett, Roshi and the lay koan-teaching lineage through John Tarrant, Roshi. Josh also works as a Buddhist pastoral counselor in private practice, and as the executive editor of Wisdom Publications, where he has edited more than 200 books from all Dharma traditions. He’s the co-author with Ezra Bayda of Saying Yes to Life (Even the Hard Parts), and the authoring editor of four anthologies of Dharma quotes, including most recently Daily Doses of Wisdom. His writing has appeared in Shambhala Sun, Lion’s Roar, and Buddhadharma magazines, as well as The Handbook for Zen and Mindfulness for Behavioral Health Practitioners.

Kate Kagen Hartland, Sensei is the Resident Teacher for Bright Sea Zen Sangha and a Spiritual Director for the Greater Boston Zen Center. Before coming to Boundless Way she had studied with both Philip Kapleau (Rochester Zen Center) and Toni Packer (Springwater Center) and has been practicing for a total of about 25 years. Kate received Dharma transmission (Denbo) from Josh Mu’nen Bartok, Roshi, in 2017. Kate is retired from the non-profit Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge.

DETAILS & REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Applications are now being accepted for the Bright Sea/Greater Boston Zen Center October sesshin. The sesshin begins at 8:00 pm on Friday evening, October 18, and ends at noon on Friday, October 25. This sesshin will be held at the Cedar Hill Retreat Center in Duxbury, MA.

The total fee for the sesshin is $450. Scholarships are available, so please do not let financial considerations affect your decision to apply. We do ask everyone to make some contribution no matter how small. For part-time attendance there is no fee for Friday evening, but the fee for any or all of each remaining day is as follows:

One day $120
2-3 days $100/day ($200-$300)
4-5 days $90/day ($360-$450)
6 days $70/day ($420)

Space is limited. Priority is given to those who plan to attend the entire sesshin.

The fee schedule and cancellation policy are as follows:

Payment in full is made upon arriving at the sesshin, via check or cash.

We request that you notify us as soon as possible if cancellation is necessary so that we can offer the opening to a waiting-list registrant.

Important Notes

Registration will be open until October 10; however, priority will be given to those who register within 2 weeks. Verbal requests for a reservation are not accepted.

We offer easy-to-use online registration. This application is a streamlined and secure process. The link to the online form is below.

You need only complete and submit the online application form, there is no payment at this time.

At the end of the 2-week registration period, a lottery system will be used to choose participants. You will be notified of your status shortly afterward.

Although registration will remain open through October 10, priority will be given to completed registration requests for full-time, residential attendance received within the first two weeks of the registration period. If more requests are received by October 10 than there are spaces available, a lottery system will again be implemented. The sesshin is open to all, regardless of previous retreat experience or financial considerations.

Description: <b>Turning Toward:</b><br><b>White People Working to Dismantle White Supremacy</b><br><br><b>WHO WE ARE:</b> A group for white-identifying dharma practitioners to hold each other accountable and encourage each other in doing the inner and outer work of dismantling racism and acting in alliance with people of color in a white supremacist society. Attendees have read at least one of the following three books: So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo), Awakening Together (Larry Yang), or Mindful of Race (Ruth King). Because of the relational and intimate nature of this group's work, attendees are asked to commit to attending 4 once-monthly sessions.<br><br><b>WHEN YOU CAN JOIN: </b>We open to new members 3 times throughout the year. Our next open session will be in October/November 2019.<br><br>Rebecca Behizadeh, Josh Levin, and Liz Roemer are available to talk to anyone who would like to know more about the group.<br><br> <br>*****<br><br>MORE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE GROUP:<br><br>For the past several years, GBZC’s Racial and Social Justice Initiative has sponsored many different activities and events (https://bostonzen.org/greater-boston-zen-center/racial-social-justice-initiative/). Some of these events were a series of book group discussions that involved examining the impact of systemic racism and discrimination in our lives and our communities. As several of us learned from these authors of color, we decided to follow their advice to create a space for those of us who identify as white to use our practice to examine and challenge our socialization so that we can more effectively wake up to the nature of racism and its impact, and act skillfully, with awareness, to counter it. We invite others who are interested in such work to join us as we continue this process in the upcoming 4 session monthly group.

Description: GBZC member Leilani Diaz invites persons of color (POCs) to join her in this new, monthly sitting group held on the third Monday, 7-8:30 pm. This is an opportunity to cultivate a diverse community rooted in inclusivity, justice, and compassion. No RSVP required. <a href="https://bostonzen.org/events/poc-group/">More</a&gt;